章 514: Ebb & Flow (2)

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"Daichi! Look alive."

"Y-Yes coach!"

Daichi was in the middle of another grueling practice for Osaka, running laps around the field to finish their work out.

For some reason, it felt like the coach was singling him out, leading to some dissatisfaction inside.

'We just won Koshien, why is he being so harsh with me?' He thought, gritting his teeth.

Having just lost his biological mother, Daichi sensed a feeling of emptiness within him. It was like there was a void inside of him that devoured everything in sight.

His happiness, motivation and fighting spirit.

Daichi sucked in large gasps of air as he completed the final stretch of the running they'd been tasked with. Feeling his whole body scream out for oxygen, he did his best to accommodate.

Yet while he was recovering, his mind felt numb.

'This isn't fun.'